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Ashva-prushtam jayathe! (The law is an ass- Charles Dickens)

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*This has to be one of the funniest and most informative pieces of trivia . You really have to read it to the end to get the full extent of what it is about. The best part is that it is all true, historically accurate and very interesting.
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Railroad tracks. https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
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The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England , and English expatriates designed the US railroads.
Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used.
Why did ‘they’ use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

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Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England , because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts.

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So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since.
And the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels.

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Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever.
So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder ‘What horse’s ass came up with this?’ , you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses’ asses.)

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Now, the twist to the story:
When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah

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The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ behinds.

https://i.imgur.com/rBL9S84.jpg

So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s ass. And you thought being a horse’s ass wasn’t important? Ancient horse’s asses control almost everything…
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Great, valuable & thought provoking info about horses’ a$$ power https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif . Thanks B@R_0_0_D bhai.

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DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES,DIFFERENT REACTIONS——-
The briefcase and the miniskirt

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Tokyo, Japan
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could
apologize, the girl bowed deeply, and said, “I humbly apologise for
this error. The quality of my skirt is not good.” Then she took out a
pin, put the skirt back together and left.

New York, USA
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could react,
the woman pulled out a business card and gave it to him saying, “This
is my lawyer’s card. He will contact you about this sexual harassment
matter. See you in court, buddy!”

London, England
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could react,
the girl quickly covered the torn spot with a newspaper, and said with
a blush on her face, “Do you mind taking me home, sir? I live not far
away.” The Englishman took his jacket off, put it on her, called a cab
and took her home safely.

Paris, France
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could react,
the girl murmured with a smile, “A red rose can best convey your
apology, monsieur.” The Frenchman bought her a rose, then they went to

a nearby cafe, drank some wine, and retired to a discreet

little hotel for the rest of the afternoon.

Sydney, Australia
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could
apologize, the girl turned around, took out a hunting knife, ripped
the side of his trousers and said, “OK, now we’re even, mate”, and
then they both went off to down a few pints of amber nectar together.

Shanghai, China
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could say
anything, the police came and took him away to labour camp

Taipeh, Taiwan
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could say
anything, the girl smiled and said, “We have not settled on the price
yet, and you want to inspect the merchandise already?”

Seoul, Korea
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could say
anything, the girl swivelled on her toes and delivered a rounded kick
to the side of his head, saying, “Do you not know, mister, that I have
a second degree black belt in taekwondo?”

Phuket, Thailand
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could
apologize, the girl said with a Buddha hand gesture, “No worries,
honey, I’m the same as you down there.”

Rawalpindi, Pakistan
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could
apologize, his burqa-clad wife nudged him hard and said, “What’s the
matter, are you day-dreaming of mini-skirts again?”

New Delhi, India
A man was walking past a young girl, when a jagged edge of his
briefcase accidentally tore her miniskirt. Before the man could
apologize, Arnab Goswami was on Times Now, yelling, “Times Now
is the first TV channel to bring you this outrageous event. It is a Times now
exclusive. We assure you, we shall track this sordid story to the very end.
The nation is watching!” The PM must answer??

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विदेश में अध्ययन कर रही एक लड़की ने अपने माता-पिता को पत्र लिखा..
मेरे प्यारे मम्मी-पापा,
मुझे आपकी बहुत याद आती है.
मैं नहीं कह सकती कि मैं घर कब वापस
आऊंगी..
लेकिन फिलहाल कुछ सालों तक तो सम्भावना नहीं दिखती.
मुझे ये सोचकर बड़ा कष्ट होता है कि जब तक मैं आप लोगों को देख पाऊँगी तब तक आप लोग बूढ़े हो चुके होंगे.
इसलिए मैं इस पत्र के साथ एक दवा की बोतल भेज रही हूँ.
इसके सेवन से आप दोनों जवान बने रहेंगे. लेकिन ध्यान रखना–
इसकी सिर्फ एक बूँद ही लेनी है..
सिर्फ एक बूँद…
आपकी बेटी.
sanju..
माता-पिता ने लिफाफा खोल कर देखा तो उसमें सचमुच एक दवाई की एक बोतल रखी हुई थी.
पति ने पत्नी से कहा–
“पहले तुम लेकर देखो.”
पत्नी ने एक बूँद दवाई ले ली और चमत्कारिक रूप से उसकी उम्र लगभग
5 साल कम दिखने लगी..
लगभग 2 साल बाद जब बेटी घर लौटी तो उसने अपनी माँ को वैसा ही जवान और सुन्दर पाया,
जैसा वह छोड़ कर गई थी.
माँ की गोद में एक छोटा बच्चा भी था.
माँ ने बेटी की दवाई की बहुत तारीफ़ की और उसे धन्यवाद दिया.
बेटी बहुत खुश हुई और फिर उसने पिता के बारे में में पूछा..?
माँ ने बताया – “जब मैंने दवाई की एक बूँद ली और जवान दिखने लगी तो तुम्हारे पिता को इतनी जलन हुई कि वे पूरी बोतल ही उठाकर पी गए.”
बेटी– “लेकिन वे हैं कहाँ ?”
माँ– “ये हैं ना …
मेरी गोद में..

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🔗Smile =
Sweet Memories in Lips Expression.

🔗Bye =
Be with you Everytime.

Computer =
Commonly operated machine particularly used for technology, entertainment and research

FRIEND=
F- Field of love R- Root of joy I- Island of god E- End of sorrow N- Name of hope D- Door of understanding

STUDY=
S- Sleeping T- Talking U- Unlimited message D- Dreaming Y- Yawning

MOTHER=
M- Memory of your BIRTH O- Over protective T- Tears of joy when you marry H- Her heart will never leave you E- Eternal love for you R- Rock for SUPPORT

FATHER=
F- Friendly A- Achiever T- Trustworth H- Heroic E- Exceptional R- Really a great person

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A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN’T WE?

This is a true story that happened in Japan.
In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall.
Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.
When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there
because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.
He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail,
it was nailed 5 years ago when the house was first built !!!
What happened?
The lizard has survived in such position for 5 years!
In a dark wall partition for 5 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.
Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 5 years!
without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed!
So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating.
Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.
Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply.
For the lizard that was stuck by nail,
another lizard has been feeding it for the past 5 years…
Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 5 long years,
without giving up hope on its partner.
Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can’t.
Please never abandon your loved ones or sincere friends.

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